One day when my mother was visiting at Christmas, we stayed in the house all day doing various domestic duties. This is VERY bad for my tendencies toward depression, as I’ve stated before. I need to get out of the house, preferably first thing every morning, be celan, be at least a little bit social, etc. So one day of All Domestic All Day, Homebound, was about all I could take. By the end of the day, I was a mopey little blob. Weather dictated that another such day would follow.

Extreme measures were in order. Hence, dressing for the occasion. It Works for Me. Going to be housebound all day, depressed, doing laundry? Then by all means, DRESS UP and put on a little lipstick. I know. Sounds dumb. But it worked. My mom insisted I turn around and stick my butt out in this photo, and that weird look i’m giving? That’s actually me having the nerve to say, "Like this? is THIS far enough?" Um YEAH. a bit delusional and depressed, I’d say.

(Baby in photo above if you look very carefully.)

Bonus WFMW:

Also what works for us is the wrap around gate for the Christmas tree. Festive, no? We’ve needed it 2 years out of the last 3, given certain baby ages, baby mobility, etc. We call it the Maximum Security Tree.

I love your tip(s)! I would have never thought to use the baby gate (we call it baby jail) for the tree…I’ll remember that next year!!! And, dressing for the occasion sounds like a fantastic idea! I’ll have to try that and see if it helps! Thanks for sharing!